What are the responsibilities and job description for the DON-Director of Nursing position at Avenues Recovery?
Who We Are
Avenues Recovery Center is a nationwide network of drug and alcohol rehab centers with fifteen locations across five states. Offering the very highest standard of medical and clinical treatment, our services span every level of care - including detox, residential, PHP IOP, and outpatient services. Avenues is both JCAHO and CARF accredited, and in full compliance with all ASAM standards. Yet despite our excellence, our greatest strength remains the staff we cull from across the nation. If you're a compassionate professional who appreciates stimulating yet meaningful work, we warmly invite you to join our all-star team.
Where You'll Work
Avenues Recovery Center at Eastern Shore is a 100-bed residential facility which offers inpatient drug
and alcohol rehabilitation services. Our expansive building is newly renovated, modern and
appealing, offering an array of amenities and a true hotel-like experience. Set on 7.74 acres of
picturesque and secluded property, Avenues at Eastern Shore provides the ideal setting for clients to
heal, re-connect and re-discover themselves. Our multidisciplinary staff include therapists, clinicians,
nurses, nurse practitioners, addictions counselors and behavioral health technicians who are trained
in all key therapeutic modalities - and all of whom provide compassionate, dignified and
unsurpassed care each day.
What You'll Do
- Ensure quality, compassionate, and timely medical care for every Avenues client
- Ensure seamless coordination of client care between medical and clinical departments, UR team, external healthcare providers, and pharmacies
- Oversee all medication inventory, logs, and authorizations, lab shipments and reports, medical supplies and equipment etc.
- Oversee and direct all nursing and medical support staff (interviews, onboarding, training, retention, scheduling, shift coverage, HR needs, and performance reviews)
- Maintain medical workflow process and conduct ongoing reviews of protocol and operations
- Ensure quality medical documentation and charting standards through weekly chart review
What We're Looking For
- Valid RN licensure necessary to practice nursing in-state, or compact licensure with multistate privileges, BSN preferred
- One year experience in substance use treatment field preferred
- 2-5 years of clinical nursing experience, with at least 1-2 years in a leadership or supervisory role
- Excellent oral and written communication and critical thinking skills
- Strong collaborative, multitasking, and time-management skills
- Natural leadership abilities with commitment to excellence
Why Join Us?
Avenues features a rich, fulfilling workplace culture where every person is valued and greatness is pursued. We support our employees unconditionally, and work to provide them with every resource they need to excel! Aside from generous PTO and compensation, when you join the Avenues family, you'll be eligible for the following benefits package:
- 401K with 100% employer match
- Medical Insurance
- Dental
- Vision
- Accident
- Critical Illness
- Hospital Indemnity
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Long -Term Disability
- Employer-Paid Life and AD&D
- LifeTime Benefit Term Insurance with Long Term Care
- Legal Coverage
- Pet Insurance
- Identity Theft Protection
- Employer-Paid Employee Assistance Program
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) - Medical
- Dependent Care FSA (DCF)
Join our growing team and discover the magic here at Avenues!
Apply today!
